This NUVit (Networking for Urban Vitality) seminar on Borrowed Size consists of several presentations and a reflection on the NUVit case studies. NUVit brings together European case studies and practical experience from integrated infrastructure and spatial development.

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NUVit is pleased to invite you to this Brussels seminar. During this seminar we will delve into the theme of Borrowed Size with several presentations and a reflection on the NUVit case studies.
Information
| david.dooghe@deltametropool.nl | (questions/registration)
| seminar booklet | (PDF)
The NUVit initiative
The initiative ‘Networking for Urban Vitality’ (NUVit) brings together European case studies and practical experience from integrated infrastructure and spatial development. The goal of NUVit is to deliver a proven toolbox for authorities to use in order to optimize economic, social and environmental vitality of urban regions from the perspective of multimodal transport infrastructures.
More information about NUVit is available at: http://nuvit.eu/
Nuvit seminar: Case Studies & Borrowed Size
In the morning, representatives from the project team and from the different cases, such as Linköping (Sweden) and T.OP Limburg (Flanders), will present their progress and the achieved results. Following this, the future collaboration within the NUVit community will be discussed.
The afternoon programme is open for anyone interested in borrowed size. Starting at 12:30, we will explore this theme in-depth, with several presentations followed by a reflection on the NUVit case studies.
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Morning programme |
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09:30h |
Registration and coffee |
09:45h
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Welcome and introduction on NUVit Roadmap, by Jos Arts (Rijkswaterstaat) |
10:00h |
NUVit in Practice: presentation of the progress and achieved results of the case studies: - Linköping High Speed Rail Link (Sweden) - T.OP Limburg (Flanders) - Rail Baltic Corridor (Estonia) |
11:00h |
Coffee break |
11:15h |
Synthesis on the NUVit case studies, by Ton Venhoeven |
11:45h |
Questions and discussion |
Afternoon programme |
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12:30h |
Informal lunch |
13:30h |
Introduction, by Jos Arts (Rijkswaterstaat) |
13:45h |
Presentation ‘In Tandem for Competiveness: Borrowed Size for the Eurodelta’, by Henri de Groot, Frank van Oort and Martijn Smit |
14:30h |
Coffee break |
14:45h |
Presentation: Borrowed Size for European metropolitan areas, by Paul Gerretsen (Deltametropolis Association) - Scandinavian 8 million city (Sweden) - CDT Grand Paris Est Noisy-Champs (Île de France) - Courtine Confluence (Avignon) |
15:30h |
Discussion and reflections on borrowed size |
16:30h |
Drinks |
Location
| Huis der Nederlandse Provincies |
Trierstraat 59-61 / Rue de Trèves 59-61
1040 Brussel / Bruxelles
| directions |
Seminar partners
The New Planning is a collaborative research project between Deltametropolis Association and TU Delft. A consortium of academic, civil society, government and market sectors is being created to meet the urgent need for a new model of strategic spatial planning that will keep the Netherlands at the forefront of territorial governance.